Looking for leverage in the crowded presidential field, governors backtrack on new education regime.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie became the latest GOP presidential contender to flip on Common Core, announcing last week his opposition to the curriculum and standards system once embraced across a broad political spectrum.

In flipping on Common Core, Christie joins Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who moved from support to staunch and vocal opposition as he prepared to run for the presidency. Jindal has made good on his reversal by leading a dogged effort in the courts and bureaucracy to peel the state away from the system.

“This legislation will help us get Common Core out of Louisiana once and for all. We will not accept this one-sized-fits-all approach to our children’s education,” Jindal said in a statement in March, U.S. News reported.

Source: The latest GOP presidential contender to flip on Common Core | Deseret News

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